Southeast Asia is a group of diverse states between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, featuring indigenous cultures influenced by Indian and Chinese culture and some of the largest communities of Overseas Chinese, whose own cultures have in turn been influenced by the cultures of their neighbors.

Singapore is a city-state in Southeast Asia. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819, since independence it has become one of the world's most prosperous countries and boasts one of the world's busiest ports.